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Child programmer a hit on iTunes [nine year old]
BBC News ^ | Feb. 14, 2009 | Mauricio Olmedo-Perez

Posted on 02/13/2009 11:51:48 PM PST by smokingfrog

A nine-year-old computer programmer in Singapore has hit the top ten selling list on the iTunes store with an application called Doodle Kids.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: computers; iphone; itunes; kids; programming
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1 posted on 02/13/2009 11:51:49 PM PST by smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog

6 programming languages mastered - and 9 years old! Wow.


2 posted on 02/14/2009 3:51:52 AM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: smokingfrog

This is a neat story. In general, youngsters can be productive long before the age of 22 (when someone would typically finish a 4-year degree).


3 posted on 02/14/2009 4:24:33 AM PST by reaganaut1
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